The silent confusion as he tried to find his place was done well, until he opened his mouth! Lynn Whitfield did her thing well, was one of the standouts as Deon's distraught and confused mother. I would have appreciated more build up, more concentration on the emotions that people go through with this horrific disease and subsequent fall out from grace. And what is it with modern films to rush through them so fast? Is it budget constraints? There was many flaws in the production and on set, with Jackson's obvious wealth from his investments he could have dropped some more 50's on this. My man Melvin Van Peebles is one of my favorite directors, so I was expecting a little more flair with this, but he kept it straight forward and pretty safe. Coupled with a weak script and okay acting, this film could have done way better with this important subject. Didn't make you feel sorry for him when he ended up with cancer. Jackson doesn't look that old, but really, a young 20 something football star? NOT - he looked cheesy, grinning constantly with those fake dreads and being a jerk with women, even stealing his brothers love interest. Jackson would have been more interesting playing the brother Sean, then the main character Deon who goes through this horrific life change. Jackson was so committed he lost weight and abused his body to look like an actual cancer patient! Have to give him kudos for that also! Well done! BUT - did he bring it like a well trained actor could have done in the same role? UM. Kudos to bringing a heartfelt and meaningful story to the screen. Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson is in this odd area of filmdom right now - he's obviously is interested in the craft, writing and producing features - putting his 50 cents in, this movie 'Things Fall Apart' was actually based off of a friend he knew. ![]() BUT do they bring any artistic value as a true thespian? Most cases no. I'm generally pretty hard on rappers turned actors because for one, they are placed in movies because of their notoriety and star power i.e.
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